winsparkle

• Added support for providing custom HTTP headers when fetch appcast feeds.
• Added support for overriding WinSparkle config functions.
• Reduced size of WinSparkle.dll.

This version adds support for validating DSA signatures, implemented by @Youw (huge thanks!).

Signatures are compatible with Sparkle and you can use either its tools or scripts in the bin directory for signing. Public key is set with win_sparkle_set_dsa_pub_pem() or in the DSAPub resource; please refer to the documentation and/or examples for details.

Other minor fixes:

• Fixes to window placement.
• Fixed regression in win_sparkle_check_update_without_ui() not checking immediately.

Fixed issue with downloads from servers without keep-alive support.

Includes security fixes for Expat XML parser (CVE-2017-11742).

This release fixes a serious regression in initial update checking introduced in v0.5.4.

• Updates are now checked in background periodically even in applications that are running for a long time.
• HTTP caching is now disabled more aggressively.
• Fixed handling of downloads from URLs with query parameters.
• Includes security fixes for the Expat XML parser.

• Downloads are now cancellable.
• Fixed an issue with parsing some appcasts (#123).
• Verify UpdateTempDir's validity before deleting it.

Includes security fixes for Expat XML parser.

• Includes fix for the CVE-2016-0718 vulnerability in Expat XML parser.
• Added Pascal bindings.
• Fixes for RTL languages, added Arabic and Hebrew translations.

• Added translations support (32 languages are included at the moment).
• HiDPI support.
• Updated Expat XML parser to 2.1.1 (security fixes, CVE-2015-1283).
• Support for minimumSystemVersion and for specifying 32/64 versions.
• Added win_sparkle_check_update_with_ui_and_install() for forcefully installing available updates.
• Added more callbacks for various events during updating.
• Misc cosmetic fixes.

• Fixed Sparkle namespace in appcast parser; it now looks for the correct http://www.andymatuschak.org/xml-namespaces/sparkle value. Appcasts using the incorrect http://www.andymatuschak.org/xml-namespaces URI must be updated.

• Initial release.

• Display error if update info couldn't be retrieved while manually checking for updates.
• WinSparkle window is now resizable only when showing release notes.
• Bypass cache and proxies in manual checks.

• Added API for gracefully shutting down the host app.
• Added the ability to disable automatic checks.
• Added the ability to change the update checks interval.
• Added x64 support.
• Added Visual Studio 201x project files.
• Release notes included in appcast's <description> element are now recognized.
• Added support for build numbers and shortVersionString.
• Added support for sparkle:os="windows" attribute on appcast items.
• Fixed appcasts over HTTPS.
• Use application icon in the UI.
• In-app downloads.

• Added win_sparkle_set_app_details() for setting app metadata from code, as an alternative to their extraction from resources.
• It is no longer necessary to call win_sparkle_set_appcast_url(), the feed can be specified in FeedURL resource with type set to APPCAST.
• Added win_sparkle_set_registry_path().